Oil-burner.



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OIL BURNER. APPLICATION TILED JAN. 26, 1912.

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A i z OIL-BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July '7, 191d.

Application filed January 25, 1912. Serial ubf 673,677.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM M. Bnm'rnn, a citizen of the Unitel States, residing at .Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angcles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Oil-Burner, of which the following is a specification.

The main object of the invention is to provide means for efficient vaporization of the oil in an oil burner, and for mixture of the vaporized oil with the air for combustion. By providing for such vaporization and mixture I am enabled to utilize com pearhereinafter.

' paratively heavy and cheap'oils without the production of smoke or soot, and with main mum efficiency of combustion.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for forcibly driving the air through the vaporized oil to produce the mixture:

Other objects of. the invention will up- I. The accompanying drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention; and referring thereto: Figure 1 is a vertical section of the oilburner. Fig.2 is a section on line es -m in Figr' 1. Fig. 3 is a section on liriem ai in Fig.1. Fig. 4 is a plan view of oneform of the vaporizing disk. .Fig. 5 is a plan view of 'another form thereof. Fig. 6 is a vertical section showing the application of the vaporizing disk shown in' Fig.5.

The oil burner comprises a. hollow body or base *1, serving as a casing and inclosing the rotary-operating means, a cylindrical casing 2, extending upwardly from the base 1, an oil vaporizer and mixer {1, rotatably mounted within the casing 2, a" fan 5 rotatably 'mountedwithin the casing 2 for forc- 1 ing air through said oil vaporizer and a rotary motor or turbine 3 mounted in or on the casing 11 and connected to rotate said .oil vaporizer and also connected to rotate on said." stem, being preferably supported at F its'uppe'r end by a ball 1 1 resting on thet of a vertically promoting hug; it on top of said hollow stem, said sleeve 12 having a recess 16 for receiving said ball. The vertically extending lu 15 is formed with a transverse opening 1 for passage of oil from the bore of tube 10 and the upward extension 18 of the sleeve'12 is formed with openings 19v communicating with the openin 17 whereby the oil from the bore of tn 0-10 may flow out from the sleeve.

Thewoil vaporizer and mixer 4 is formed as a disk preferably dish-shaped with its concave face uppermost and having a series or plurality of perforations 20, the portions of said disk adjacent said perforations being preferably bent to form agitating wings for beating and mixing the vapor and air as the air passes through said openings or perforations, and the outer edge or. periphery of said disk is also preferably fluted or convoluted for the same purpose. Saidvapon izing disk -1 is clamped between a shoulder 23 on the sleeve 12 and the u per end of a sleeve 24:, screwing on said 5 eeve 12 at 25 whereby the vaporizing disk is caused to rotate with the sleeve 12. The disk 4 constitutes a revolving grate which is adapted to receive oil an'don whichthe oil is gasified and its carbon burned.

The fan 5 .is clamped on the sleeve 2.4: by means of a nut 27 screwing on said sleeve 24 at 28 and clamping the hub portion 30 of said fan 5 against a shoulder 31 on sleeve 24. The lower portibn of sleeve 24- is expanded to form a disk 33 on the lowerface of which are formed a series of turbine blades or buckets 35. A nozzle 37 is formed on or secured to the body or case 1 and is connected to a supply pipe 38 for water or other operating fluid, said nozzle being directed insuch manner as to cause the jet therefrom to impinge on the turbine blades. 35. A cover or partition plate {12 extends over the base orbody 1, being supported, for example, by means of lugs 46 resting on the shoulder 47 on said body 1, said cover extending inwardly adjacent to the turbine disk 33 so as to form, in connection with the body 1, an inclosure for the turbine and cause all the operatingfluid for the turbine to be retained within said inclosure. A

drain pipe 416 leads from the lower partof the body 1 to drain oil the water from the turbine, said body 1 being preferably conical or funnel shaped so as to drain the water to smd i e. i 1 Fan 5 iii located below the vaporizing disk 4 and openings 49 are provided in the wall of casing 2, below the level of fan 5, so as to admit air to said casing below said vaporizing disk, such air being driven upwardly by the fan and forced through and past the vaporizing disk.

The portions of the vaporizin disk adjacent the openings therei may be bent upwardly as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 to serve as discharge lips for conducting the vapor over the currents of air passing through the openings and for agitating or beating the' air and vapor as they pass through-the openings or, as shown in Figs.- 5 and 6, the

. the burner, gasolene or light oil is first ad mitted and burnt until the vaporizingdisk becomes red hot. The rotation of the vaporizing disk by the. operation of the turbine is sufficiently rapid to cause the oil to be distributed or spread over the heated surface of the disk 4 and to be vaporized by the heat of the disk. At the same time, the rotation of the fan 5 by the turbine causes a current of air to be drawn in through the 'openings49 and forced upwardly through the cylindrical casing 2, past and through the vaporizing disk and through the p rforations and openings 20 therein, there y thoroughly mixing the vaporized oil with the air. The curved portions of the vaporizing disk adjacent to the periphery of the disk and adjacent to the openings 20 serve tobeat or agitate the air and vapor at these points so as to insure mixing of the vapor with the air, the oil being vaporized by the heat ofAthe disk due to the combustion directly above it, and being mixed and carried away by the current of air produced by the fan. By providing a separate vaporizing device independent of the fan, I am enabledto provide for uniform distribution and mixture of the 'vapor throughout the interior of the casing.- This mixtureburns immediately above the vaporizing disk and keeps the disk hot, 'said vaporizing disk being -located below theto of the casing, so that the upper pprt'on oi the casing constit'utes a combustion c amber and the flame therein heats the disk by. direct contacttherewith. i

In the form of my invention shown in Fig. 6, the vaporizing disk indicated at 4 is formed with openings "20 with portions 21 adjacent to said openings bent at an angle to serve as heaters or agitators for the air, said portions being bent to form blades in this case, whereas in the form shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the body of the disk is bent up adjacent each opening to form an agitating surface.

It will be noted on reference to Figs. 4

and. 5 that the openings in the disk are arranged in staggered relation and at difi'erent distances from the center. The object of this is to supply the air in distributed manner to the oil vapor as it is vaporized and to cause combustion throughout the area of the disk. By staggering the openings and bending theiredges u wardly, the oil is forced to flow more uni ormly over the disk.

said openings, means for supplying oil to,

said ya-porizing member, and means for rotatmg said vaporlzmgmember and fan.

2. An oil bufner comprising a cy lindrical casing having an air inlet, a vaporizing disk rotatably mounted in said casing and dividing the interior of the easing into a combustion chamber above the disk, and an air receiving chamber below the disk, said disk being located in position to receive heat from disk to supply oil thereto, a fan connected to \l05 the flame in said combustion chamber and I being provided with openings, asupporting shaft/for said disk, oil supply means communicating through said shaft with the said said shaft to rotate therewith, said fan being located begween the inlet insaid casing and said disk 0 force a current of air past and through said disk, and driving means connected to said shaft to rotate the same.-

3. An oil burner comprising a cylindrical casing having an air inlet, a vaporlzin disk rotatably mounted in said casing and ividing the interior of the easing into a combustion chamber above the disk, and an air receivingehamber below the disk, said disk being located in position to receive heat from the flame in said combustion chamber, and

- being provided with, openings, a supporting shaft for said disk, oil supply mea'ns communicating through said shattwith the said disk tosupplyoil thereto, a fan c nnected to said shaft to rotate therewith aid. fan being located between'the' inlet infiaid casing 1. and said disk to force a current of air past and through said disk, and driving means connected to said shaft to rotate the same, said vaporizing disk having its portions adjacent said openings bent to act asagitators for the air and vapor.

4. An oil burner comprising a cylindrical casing having an air inlet, a vaporizing dis rotatably mounted in said casing and dividing the interior of the easing into a combustion chamber above the disk, and an air receiving chamber below the disk, said disk being located in position to receive heat from the flame in said combustion chamber and being provided with o enings, a supporting shaft for said disk, 0 supply means communicating through said shaft with the said disk to supply oil thereto, a fan connected to said shaft to rotate therewith, said fan bein located. between the inlet in said casing an said diskto force a current of air past and through said disk, and drivin means connecte to said shaft to rotate t e same, said vaporizing disk having its portions adjacent said openings bent to act as agitators for the air and vapor, said vaporizing disk having its periphery fluted for the purpose set forth.

5. In an oil burner, a casing having an air inlet, a disk rotatably mounted in said casing and having openings arranged at different distances from the center and distributed around the disk, said disk bein located within the casing and dividing t e casin into a combustion chamber above the dis and an air inlet chamber below the disk, and saiddisk being in position to be heated by contact with the flame in the combustion chamber a shaft carrying said disk,.a fan carried by said shaft, means for rotating said shaft, and means for supplying oil to the central portion of said disk.

6. In an oil burner, a casing having an air inlet, a dish-shaped disk rotatably mounted in said casing and having openings arran ed at different distances from the center an in sta gered relation, said disk being located wit 111 the casing and dividing the casin into a combustion chamber above the dis and an air inlet chamber below the disk, and said disk being in osition to be heated by contact with the chamber, a shaft carrying said disk, 9. fan carried by said shaft, means for rotating said shaft, and means for supplying oil-to the central portion of said shaft. 4

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California this 14;

day of September, 1911.

WILLIAM M. BRITTEN. In presence of- G. N. Laomr,

Gmnrs RUSSELL.

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